The RYA definition says that this is in actual fact a stern spring . It is named after what it does rather than where it is , the line from the bow to shore springs the stern out and is the stern spring rather than the bow spring
Ken, thank you for watching our boat handling clip. We hope you liked it and many thanks for your comments. Tom Cunliffe in his very useful article noted "Terminology is always a vexed area when it comes to spring lines ". In this clip we have shown an example of springing the yacht off from a pontoon. The approach we used was to motor forward against the bow spring line. When we are happy the stern of the boat has come out far enough, then we slip the bow line and motor in reverse. There's a link to Tom Cunlffe's very useful article below. Read more at www.yachtingmonthly.com/sailing-skills/springing-on-and-off-29899#3JBErFaogKr8mYzA.99
@@LeithNauticalSailingAcademy I've mentioned it purely because I've just done my day skippers theory and the RYA clearly say the naming of both springs are reverse to those shown. It has caused many arguments, as my wife is new to sailing and a blank canvas , so she happily learned the correct naming. But it caused me to melt down because I am used to incorrect names .......the number of videos showing it wrong just added to the confusion . We Expected a consensus between the RYA theory and videos that mention RYA affiliation
@@dulls8475 btw I too called it a bow spring and still do, I raised the issue with various instructors I know , they just shrug and say "that's sailing"
